The rapid growth and success of digital print are prompting brands to experiment with marketing – improving approval ratings and brand loyalty from consumers – as well as meeting new regulatory demands and evolving new business models.

According to Smithers Pira new report, The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022, digitally printed labels and packaging is worth $13.4 billion in 2017. While the label sector has been the early adopter and is mature in some regions there is very strong growth in corrugated, carton, flexibles and direct-to-shape, with developments in metal printing. By 2022, the rapidly expanding digital (inkjet and toner) packaging market will grow by almost 13% annually to exceed $22.0 billion.

The market for digital print is expanding at over 15% for all formats, except labels where it is already well-established. Digital print platforms are opening up a whole world of possibilities for boosting emotional engagement with a consumer, and creating new revenue streams. This is allowing brands, design agencies and retailers to become more creative, with many launching innovative campaigns to enhance approval ratings; while other businesses across the value chain can evolve new, lucrative business models.

The rapid growth and success of digital print are prompting brands to experiment with marketing – improving approval ratings and brand loyalty from consumers – as well as meeting new regulatory demands and evolving new business models.

According to Smithers Pira new report, The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022, digitally printed labels and packaging is worth $13.4 billion in 2017. While the label sector has been the early adopter and is mature in some regions there is very strong growth in corrugated, carton, flexibles and direct-to-shape, with developments in metal printing. By 2022, the rapidly expanding digital (inkjet and toner) packaging market will grow by almost 13% annually to exceed $22.0 billion.

The market for digital print is expanding at over 15% for all formats, except labels where it is already well-established. Digital print platforms are opening up a whole world of possibilities for boosting emotional engagement with a consumer, and creating new revenue streams. This is allowing brands, design agencies and retailers to become more creative, with many launching innovative campaigns to enhance approval ratings; while other businesses across the value chain can evolve new, lucrative business models.

Annual General MeetingThe Company expects to hold its annual general meeting on Tuesday 24 April 2018 in Brussels. The meeting’s timing, venue, and final agenda will be provided in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

HP also introduced HP Indigo Wallpaper, an HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press solution for wallpaper manufacturers to transition from analog production to a digital color printing process with gravure quality, and benefit from on-demand printing, faster time-to-market, and reduced waste.

In collaboration with a team of designers led by Jennifer Castoldi, each concept room at HP's Heimtextil booth tells a story that comes to life using HP Latex and HP Indigo décor printing technology. The designs tackle contemporary issues such as aging, sustainability, global warming and endangered species in interior settings including a living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and dentist's 's office.

'With HP digital décor printing, interior design applications have amazing possibilities. Any idea of any size can come to life anywhere, on wallcoverings, printed flooring, textiles and furniture,' said Castoldi, CEO and Chief Creative Director, Trendease International. 'This technology is a creativity enabler providing new opportunities to designers.'

Growing décor opportunities with HP digital

The HP Indigo Wallpaper launch is yet another example of the growing HP print technology portfolio for décor.

For high-volume endless printing or a new design every meter, the new HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press Wallpaper solution is capable of producing endless printing at 1515 sq.m. per hour with a 74 cm width.

The industry-proven HP Indigo 20000 is digitally programmed for repeat, frameless printing, making it ideal for repeated pattern wallpaper applications and more. Wallpapers for the press are available to HP customers through suppliers such as Felix Schoeller and Van Merksteijn.

HP also recently announced a new range of durable textiles certified for HP Latex printers to produce soft signage and décor applications, combining durability and outstanding print quality with the benefits of water-based HP Latex technology. The new textiles from select media vendors expand possibilities for durable HP Latex printing for soft signage and also enable new décor applications, including curtains and blinds, cushions, lampshades, and bags, on materials made from 100% cotton, cotton linen or polyester. Some of the new textiles can also achieve washability with a heating process after printing.

'The environmental strengths of Latex are unbeatable, making it the technology the choice of hospitals and schools,' said Terry Raghunath, Business Development Manager for HP printed decorative applications. 'With our Latex water-based technology, there is no odor during or post-production. Prints are bright and detailed from material to material, printers can deliver a wide range of applications and formats.'

HP at Heimtextil 2018

The HP booth (Hall 6, C11) features HP's latest collection of digitally printed design and décor applications. From a dentist's office with antibacterial wallpaper, to a lounge with sound absorbing sofas and OLED Wallpaper, the rooms show what's possible with digital printing in interior design and customized interior decoration, of any scale.

Additional booth highlights:

The new HP Indigo Wallpaper solution in the living room, including décor items capturing photo memories.Wallcovering printing demos on the HP Latex 570 Printer.

Retail store shop window with soft signage.

Renowned design consultant Jennifer Castoldi will be at the HP stand to talk about what HP and digital printing can make possible, in addition to the hottest trends in the industry.

Representatives from HP and its media partners will be available to explain opportunities for digital design with wallpaper, textile and soft signage solutions.

Page is Japan’s largest printing and media exhibition, now in its 31st year.

Join Global Graphics on booth D-37 where we will be unveiling our multi-platform document viewing, conversion and manipulation technology, Mako™ SDK. A very versatile technology, Mako is also an ideal tool for developing custom processes for prepress. Splitting, combining, color conversions, imposing, simplifying content complexity, adding new content such as 2D-barcodes are all examples that Harlequin customers have used Mako to accomplish.

Also on show will be the latest versions of Harlequin® Host Renderer, for high-speed single pass digital inkjet printing and Harlequin® MultiRIP, for plate-making for conventional print and light production digital printing.

Our team will be on hand to demonstrate how our range of technologies can overcome the key problem areas faced by press manufacturers today, such as how to achieve exceptional color control and accurately reproduce brand colors with Harlequin ColorPro™, and how to improve inkjet output quality with ScreenPro™. Our BreakThrough Engineering team will work with you to tackle your challenges.

We will also display Hybrid Software’s PDF editor, PACKZ, along with solutions from our subsidiary companies: URW++ fonts, with its range of Japanese and global fonts and, for the first time, Meteor Inkjet printhead driver systems.

Rochester, NY – November, 2017 – Following a successful Labelexpo Durst increases offerings throughout the world.“Our commitment to the label business has been consistent since we launched our first Tau Press in 2011, said Tim Saur Managing Director & CEO of Durst USA and Canada. “The launch of the new Tau 330 RSC in Brussels was extremely well received and furthers our commitment”.

“In addition, we also showcased low migration inks, have launched some aggressive promotions in North America, and have several new installations going in the forth quarter 2017 launched great promotions here in North America, and have several new installations going in Q4. We are also excited to announce that Durst intends to open a demo center in Chicago in 2018.”

With its proprietary single pass UV inkjet technology, Durst provides the required flexibility to produce fast, efficient and with the highest print quality for the complete range of label & packaging applications. Small, medium, and now long runs are highly profitable with digital systems from Durst. The options are virtually unlimited and open up an enormous potential for new products and services in an ever-changing market.

With Durst continuous innovation of the Tau 330 UV portfolio, users can make the most of their investment in high-speed, high-resolution digital UV label production.